1940 VFL Round 11: Essendon v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 6 July 1940 between Essendon and North Melbourne during round 11 of the 1940 VFL season.
Essendon hosted North Melbourne at Windy Hill.
Dick Reynolds captained the hosts.
Jim Adamson captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Dick Reynolds and the visitors were coached by Jim Adamson.
Essendon
D. Reynolds (capt.), N. Baker, L. Begley, G. Bell, N. Betson, T. Bryce, W. Buttsworth, J. Caesar, E. Coward, M. Exelby, F. Green, J. Hunter, H. Lambert, B. Luff, L. Maynes, E. Plummer, T. Reynolds, H. Torney, S. Wilson
North Melbourne
J. Adamson (capt.), G. Coward, B. Findlay, H. Green, J. Harrison, H. Jones, D. Kemp, G. Kennedy, R. Lyons, J. McCorkell, M. McFarlane, S. Murray, D. O'Brien, O. Parks, R. Sitch, C. Skinner, S. Slater, C. Spratling, J. Stewart
Essendon (19.14.128) defeated North Melbourne (16.9.105).
Goalkickers
Essendon: T. Bryce (5), N. Betson (3), J. Hunter (3), L. Begley (2), M. Exelby (2), L. Maynes (2), T. Reynolds (2)
North Melbourne: S. Murray (8), B. Findlay (3), J. Harrison (3), H. Green, C. Spratling
As a result of this match, Essendon were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne were then 10th on the ladder (up from 11th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 11
Teams:
Essendon
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 6 July 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Windy Hill
Attendance:
11,000
Match Results
Outcome:
Essendon
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
19.14.128 - 16.9.105
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 2 | . | 4 | 6 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 10 | 19 | . | 14 | 19 | . | 14 | (128) |
| North Melbourne | 3 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 10 | . | 6 | 16 | . | 9 | 16 | . | 9 | (105) |
| Margin | NMLB by 5 | NMLB by 3 | ESSE by 40 | ESSE by 23 | ESSE by 23 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Dick Reynolds
(Essendon),
Jim Adamson
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
E. Hawkins
Player Statistics
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Begley, Les | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 12 | Bell, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Betson, Norm | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 9 | Bryce, Ted | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 15 | Buttsworth, Wally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | Caesar, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Coward, Ernie | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Exelby, Murray | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 26 | Green, Fred | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Hunter, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 17 | Lambert, Harold | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Luff, Bill | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Maynes, Leo | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Plummer, Elton | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Reynolds, Dick (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Reynolds, Tom | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 20 | Torney, Hugh | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | Wilson, Stan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 19 | 14 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Adamson, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Coward, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Findlay, Bill | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 11 | Green, Harry | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Harrison, Jack | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 16 | Jones, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kemp, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 18 | Kennedy, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Lyons, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McCorkell, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | McFarlane, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Murray, Sel | ? | ? | 8 | ? |
| 28 | O'Brien, Dally | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 29 | Parks, Ossy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Sitch, Roy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Skinner, Charles | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Slater, Syd | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Spratling, Col | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 4 | Stewart, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 16 | 9 | |||